forgot, what is chaos magick? Options

does chaos magick work the same way as psions? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Let me put it this way,

It can if you want it to be. The basic (and more or less the only) rule in Chaos Magick is "Use what works". If thought projection, clairvoyance, and psychokenesis works for you, use them.

Chaos Magick is essentially Free-Form Magick, just remember the basic Magic Theory concept (Focus, Charge, Project, Release), and you can use any symbolism you choose (invent your own symbolism for that matter).

Good Luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

P.S., This might be an old thread, but seriously, no question should be left dangling without a response. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This post has been edited by Marconus: Apr 1 2005, 02:28 PM

I would add...

• Experiment
• Be open to failure, and learn from it
• Reject Dogma
• Accept that your theories may be (and probably ARE) wrong

Chaos Magick is a type of Freeform Magick, and Carroll seems to see it as being part of the ancient lineage going back to the first shamanic magical practice. Maybe a good way of thinking of Chaos Magick is that it is more important that something works, and less important how and why it works. If you spend more time thinking about the philosophy of magick than you spend actually doing magick then you are probably not a chaote (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Carroll developed a theory linking magick to chaos theory and this model works for him, but other chaotes are free to accept it or dismiss it as they wish. If you find yourself clinging to one model then it is time for a paradigm shift so that you can look at things from a new angle.

This is probably where Chaos Magick diverges from other forms of magick. A chaote is not tied down to a single viewpoint, to a set of god forms and rituals, everything is fair game. This is not to say that chaos magick is 'better' than other forms of magick, or any less serious an area of study (though Chaotes often have project a less serious image to the world). Just because you are invoking the Thundercats rather than the ancient Greek Gods does not mean you can be slap-dash...the 7 P's rule still applies (Piss Poor Planning Produces Piss Poor Performance).